Echoes of Matriarchy: Patriarchy as Negative Contestants in Selected Nigerian Literature
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2015
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Kraft Books Limited University of Ibadan, Post-office Ibadan.
Abstract
This study, using the sociological framework, examines the theories of matriarchy and patriarchy as treated in the Novels of Akachi Ileokunawa. Part of the findings of the study on gender literature is the functional and contributory essence of African Literature (using Nigeria as a Focus) in recent gender studies and developmental policies. Patriarchy has been generally identified as the recurring decimal that negates the capacity of women to enjoy their rights as stipulated in the governing statutes of state and religion.
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Gender Discourse in African Theatre, Literature and Visual Arts.
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Matriachy, Patriarchy, Contenstants, Values, Rites, Identity, Subjugation, Revolutionary